English 3P Weekly Updates: 9.14-18

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Art-Painting-American-Flag-Wallpaper-HDMonday: What is America & American Identity?

Unit Goal: In a TIMED WRITE ESSAY, SWBAT describe how Early American texts and genres explored and communicated views of human nature through the use of the rhetorical triangle, imagery, and figurative language.

Objective: Students will discuss and define concept of AMERICA and AMERICAN IDENTITY by participating in concept attainment activity and FOUR SQUARE discussion.  

Handouts: INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK RUBRIC, Introduction to Encounters and Foundations

Tuesday: Historical Context of Early American Literature & Culture

After participating in a GALLERY WALK, students will be able to explain the effects of European settlements on native populations and compare Rationalist and Puritan views of human nature, God, and government by completing a Gallery Walk Pamphlet.

a. Gallery Walk Images and Text

b. Gallery Walk Pamphlet

c. Web Resource: http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp

Philosophy-Header1Wednesday: Introduction to Human Nature

After annotating passages from Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan and from Jean Jacques Rousseau’s “Discourse on Inequality” students will be able compare and contrast Thomas Hobbes and Jean Jacques Rousseau’s “state of nature” in a Socratic Seminar to understand European influence of Early American literature.  

a. from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

b. from Discourse on Inequality by Jean Jacques Rousseau

Thursday : Human Nature Socratic Seminar Preparation

After annotating passages from Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan and from Jean Jacques Rousseau’s “Discourse on Inequality” students will be able compare and contrast Thomas Hobbes and Jean Jacques Rousseau’s “state of nature” in a Socratic Seminar to understand European influence of Early American literature.  

c. Socratic Seminar Instructions, Questions Guide, Socratic Seminar Prep, and Socratic Seminar Outer Circle

Friday: Human Nature Socratic Seminar

After annotating passages from Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan and from Jean Jacques Rousseau’s “Discourse on Inequality” students will be able compare and contrast Thomas Hobbes and Jean Jacques Rousseau’s “state of nature” in a Socratic Seminar to understand European influence of Early American literature.  

c. Socratic Seminar Instructions, Questions Guide, Socratic Seminar Prep, and Socratic Seminar Outer Circle